Podyssey Picks
Podyssey Picks (Jan 14)
mmLast Updated: Jan 14th, 2024
Best Episodes of the Week
1. She discovered a shady underworld of looters stealing her country’s artifacts to sell in the black market.
Tasoula Hadjitofi uncovered a shady network looting her country's most sacred relicsIn 1974 Tasoula's country, Cyprus, was torn in two by war. Distraught and unable to return home she ended up in the ...Show More
2. Surprising history of kung fu that took it from mountains of medieval China to the movie screens of Hollywood.
In this episode, Greg Jenner is joined by Dr Leon Rocha and comedian Phil Wang to learn all about the surprising history of kung fu, from ancient China to the present day. Rooted in ancient Chinese ex...Show More
3. Why armies stopped burning libraries and weaponized them instead.
Why Armies Stopped Burning Libraries and Weaponized Them Instead
40:07 | Jan 11th, 2024
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Books are often seen as “victims” of combat. When the flames of warfare turn libraries to ashes, we grieve this loss as an immense human and cultural tragedy. But that’s not the complete picture. Book...Show More
4. How to be kinder to yourself.
How often do you say something negative to yourself that you'd never utter to someone else? Self-criticism can often feel like a way to hold ourselves accountable. But psychologist Kristin Neff says t...Show More
5. What happens in retail after the holiday season when everyone returns everything they don’t want.
Your aunt mailed you a sweater for Christmas that’s three sizes too small. Armed with a gift receipt, you set out to return it. The Atlantic’s Amanda Mull enters the returniverse to find out what happ...Show More
6. Why everyone on the left and right want a piece of Martin Luther King Jr.
Martin Luther King Jr. was relatively unpopular when he was assassinated. But the way Americans of all political stripes invoke his memory today, you'd think he was held up as a hero. In this episode,...Show More
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For True Crime Lovers
1. A wild true crime series on the MacDonald murders.
In the pre-dawn hours of February 17, 1970, military police on the Fort Bragg army base, in North Carolina, received a panicked phone call from a man identifying himself as Cpt. Jeffrey MacDonald. Str...Show More
2. South Korea's real life 'Parasite' where a woman opened her boyfriend’s door to a deadly secret.
On Christmas Day 2022, a woman opened the closet door in her boyfriend's home only to uncover a deadly secret he had kept from her. This discovery would lead police to a killer whose life has bee...Show More
Podcast Playlists
Podcasts that inspire with the head of TED, Chris Anderson
Chris Anderson – entrepreneur, author, and the head of TED – sits down with with some of the world's most interesting people to "dig into the provocative and powerful ideas of our time" in his podcast The TED Interview. He joins us to share some of his favourite podcasts.
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Ethics of the true crime genre
Is it okay to produce content, and money, by recounting others’ worst experiences? How can the true crime genre do better?
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Meet the Curators
Melody and Danny are the co-founders of Podyssey. Every week we curate this round-up with the mission of helping our readers find the hidden gems in the podcast world.
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